Fish

  • [Fish] Going from a 5-10 gal, what should I add? Hits:168

    My original plan was to create a 5 gallon Betta, shrimp, snail tank. But now I'm moving to a 10 gallon. What other fish can I add to the tank to maybe give it some more activity and color? I was thinking a small school of Neon or cardinal te...

  • [Fish] if my piranhas are spawning.? Hits:183

    could somebody help me.hi have both two big red bellys piranha 3 days ago.hi have two big tank that are 75 gallons.hi have my two babys that they are 4 month old in one aquarium and my other are in the other.my two big one started to pic in...

  • [Fish] Betta fish cant eat or swim? Hits:148

    My Betta fish has been having some problems lately. About a month ago, he stopped swimming often. His fins are becoming transparent and all he does now is mope around. He also has a hard time eating. He would throw up when I try to feed him...

  • [Fish] Bristlenose Pleco Aggression? Hits:190

    Okay, I sort of have a two part question. Here is my problem (some of you have heard this story before): I recently got a 40 breeder setup with a whisper 60 filter and sufficient heating (I can blast the heating up to about 85 or 85 for ich...

  • [Fish] rare black lobster care? Hits:76

    i just got a black lobster with red claws. is there any care guides on these guys, the guy said there from the tropics. also i just added sand and i need to know how to get it to settle faster? I don 't know a ton about those lobsters (espec...

  • [Fish] What sized tank would I need for Bluegills or Largemouth Bas Hits:99

    Different size for each one? Only a really nice answer will get best! No sucky answers. It kind of depends on how many you get. You could fit a decent school of bluegills in something along the lines of a 125 gallon. Probably about six accor...

  • [Fish] Protein Skimmers, do they still produce skimmate if the tank Hits:196

    I got a Reef octopus BH100 skimmer that is still in the breaking-in stage. But yesterday I noticed that it did collect a small amount of yellowish stuff. However, I didn't see the bubbles reach all the way up into the collection cup but it s...

  • [Fish] Why are my two female bettas fighting? Hits:145

    I went to Petco today, and was planning on buying a bowl and a goldfish. But the guy said goldfish die quickly in bowls, better off with two female bettas. That they would get along and live longer. So that's what I got. And now, I've had qu...

  • [Fish] Why are my piranha suddenly so shy? Hits:89

    I have 8 red-belly piranha, and ever since I bought them they have been anything but shy and skittish. Their favourite spots in the tank were right at the front in full view, and they would curiously come and investigate whenever I pressed m...

  • [Fish] help!! there are bubbles around the top edge of my betta fis Hits:130

    It is nesting behavior. A good thing!! Depends. If you used soap to clean the bowl, it's a bad thing. If not, your Betta has built a bubble nest. It's an instinctive behavior, it doesn't mean anything good or bad. It doesn't mean in any way...